Everything on Wheels – Toyota Drunk Driving Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A new drunk driving campaign by Saatchi & Saatchi Malaysia for Toyota Motor Corporation alerts you that, ‘If you are going to drink, please do not drive.’ How would you know when you are drunk? Well, …

Riverdancing Chimpanzees – Arby’s Commercial (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Arby’s was successful in putting their latest campaign in motion, as seen by the tremendous traffic their Riverdancing Chimpanzees have received.

The video consists of a remixed video of the chimps …

Dual Cover Duels – Carrie or Charlotte? for Marie Claire (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Sex and the City stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Kristin Davis will star in a double cover face-off on the upcoming issue of Marie Claire UK. At least that’s how the magazine is promoting the special i…

Extreme AdverStunts – Kobe Jumps over Snakes for Nike (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Recently, TrendHunter.com published an article that featured Los Angeles Lakers superstar shooting guard Kobe Bryant jumping over a moving Aston Martin. Now, Kobe, accompanied by Wee-Man, Party Boy an…

Punching Employees – Slow Motion Abuse as a PR Stunt (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) A production company named Action Figure filmed its employees being punched in the face in slow motion to the rhythm of Robyn’s Be Mine song.

“The disturbing thing is that no one questioned it w…

DIY Children’s Books – Tikatok (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Tikatok is a social network that lets your kids design their own books, insert their stories, share and treasure with friends and family online.

What an awesome, awesome, awesome idea. There are a l…

Reviving Dead Animals With Music – “Music is My Life” Zune Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Speculative ads are becoming an increasingly popular means for artists and creative directors to enhance their personal portfolio and showcase their creative skills. It is a proactive way for lesser k…

Guerrilla Bathroom Campaigns – Strong Beer Pee Flows Crack Urinals (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Several ad agencies have recently been actively tapping into the unusual medium of public bathrooms to catch people off-guard and leave strong impressions of their brands.

Take for example this Eisen…

Leather Magazine Covers – Chevrolet Soho Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As an unconventional promotion in early 2008, Soho, Colombia’s sexiest magazine was dressed in leather by Chevrolet and ad agency Sancho BBDO who came up with the idea to dress the magazine in luxurio…

Pinocchio Politicians & Roller-Coaster Taxis – Viral Absolut World Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Absolut Vodka has been milking the success of their Absolut World campaign to the max, and I don’t blame them, as it is not easy to create something this viral. We have seen numerous print ads, bill…

Naughty Personified Plants – Vanity Fair’s Viagra Shoot (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Photographer Andreas Achmann recently did a Viagra shoot for Vanity Fair’s No. 17/2008 issue entitled “Wie Steht’s Denn?” which translates to “How’s that?”

The shoot creatively uses cactus plants to…

Personified Car Parts – Chevrolet Repairshop Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This totally fun Chevrolet Colombia campaign promotes their repair shops with cartoonish, mischievous ads encouraging you to take care of your car and maintain its parts.

My favorite is a poor cat sh…

X-Ray Travel Bags – Skooba TSA-Friendly Laptop Bag

(TrendHunter.com) Back in March, the Transportation Security Administration asked luggage manufacturers to come up with a checkpoint-friendly laptop bag. Currently, all laptops, DVD players and similar electronic devic…

4 Day School Weeks – Stay-Home Mondays Conserve Fuel

(TrendHunter.com) Kids in the MACCRAY School District in Minnesota are jumping for joy. The school district recently reduced their school week to four days, eliminating Monday and adding one hour of tutelage to each of…

Battered Pinup Girls – Memphis Roller Derby Calendar 2008 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Who says beauty can’t be rough? As a newcomer sport in town, the Memphis Roller Derby approached Archer/Malmo ad agency to come up with creative ways to raise their profile and promote their teams.
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Transformer Athletes – Rafael Nadal vs. Alien for Kia (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Last year, Kia Motors signed tennis superstar Rafael Nadal to be the company’s celebrity spokesperson in Europe. Titled “Nadal vs. Alien”, the web-only video is part of Kia’s new marketing campaign. T…

Extreme Digital Reflections – Canon Optical Image Stabilizer Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These print ads for Canon Optical Image Stabilizers simulate extreme digital photography… or at least I hope they’re simulated. It features reflections in the eyes of dangerous wild animals to illus…

Creative Contextual Drains – Matrix by Honfay Lui (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) To think of drainage systems as anything but cesspools of waste is really difficult for me and I suspect for lots of other people as well. Honfay Lui is trying to change that way of thinking, and to t…

Harrassvertising – Coke Bots Attack When You Buy Other Brands (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Just spotted: a Coke vending machine walking around outside Shibuya Station in Tokyo. Coca-Cola has sent oversized robot vending machines around Tokyo to pinch the heads of people who prefer a differe…

Abused Blow-Up Dolls 2 – Jobzonen.dk’s Shock Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What a horrible concept to promote a job search site! The ad communicates that seeking a new job by joining Jobzonen.dk is a good way to leave a disatisfying job, which is OK. However, depicting the u…